New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales

1968 > 1969

13th July 1969

30 laps

Morisset Speedway

Morisset NSW

1st Jim Winterbottom

2nd Ray Skipper

3rd Peter Dickerson

New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales

The meeting programmed for the 15th June was post poned to the 13th July

1969 > 1970

28th June 1970

30 laps

Morisset Speedway

Morisset NSW

1st Bill Wigzell

2nd David Lander

3rd Les Harrower

South Australia

New South Wales

Victoria

1970 > 1971

9th January 1971

30 laps

Sydney Showgrounds

Sydney SA

1st Dick Britton

2nd Joe Scruise

3rd Les Harrower

New South Wales

New South Wales

Victoria

1971 > 1972

30th January 1972

50 laps

Premier Speedway

Warrnambool VIC

1st Graeme McCubbin

2nd Phil Hereen

3rd Wayne Fisher

Victoria

South Australia

South Australia

1972 > 1973

16th February 1973

50 laps

Rowley Park Speedway

Adelaide SA

1st John Moyle

2nd Allan Jones

3rd Ron Clarke

South Australia

South Australia

Victoria

1973 > 1974

1st & 2nd February

1974 - 30 laps

Tralee Speedway

Canberra ACT

1st Jim Winterbottom

2nd Les Harrower

3rd Ron Smith

New South Wales

Victoria

Victoria

1974 > 1975

22nd March 1975

50 laps

Archerfield Speedway

Brisbane QLD

1st Dick Britton

2nd Graeme McCubbin

3rd Gary Rush

New South Wales

Victoria

New South Wales

SPRINTCARS THE BEGINNING

The start of Sprintcar Racing in Australia can be traced back to about 1972 when John Anderson from America first appeared at the Liverpool Speedway with his much lighter and streamlined car, this car was so much faster than the Australian built cars at the time, This car would change the whole face of supermodified racing in Australia.

After Anderson's tour was complete, it was apparent that the V8 open wheel world was split, This new style American machine was condemned by many and came under massive protest.

Gary Rush gained possession of this sprintcar and raced the car, facing all of the backlash that went with it, there were constant demands to ban the car but it wasn't to be.

As seasons past many drivers adopted the attitude if you cant beat em join em, The new sprintcars were real show stoppers, capacity crowds flocked to the major venues to see these cars in action, simular to the mid to late 1920's with motorcycle racing under lights and Speedcar racing through the 1960's,